Rudy Giuliani - Should marriage be defined as a union between one man and one woman?

Rudy Goes Half Way

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Giuliani's spokesperson did not return calls seeking comment. But Giuliani's sympathies have been no secret. During his administration, gays and lesbians in New York pressed for domestic-partnership rights. Giuliani in turn pushed the city's Democratic-controlled City Council, which had avoided the issue for years, to finally pass legislation providing broad protection for same-sex partners. In 1998, he codified local law by granting all city employees equal benefits for their domestic partners. Giuliani also had gays and lesbians serve openly in his administration, and when he divorced from his wife in 2000, he moved temporarily into the apartment of a wealthy gay couple.

"You can't get much more to the left than Giuliani was on gay issues," says Mercurio. As mayor, Giuliani did not deal specifically with the issue of same-sex marriage. During his aborted run for the U.S. Senate in 2000, he did state: "The institution of marriage should remain defined as a man and a woman."

Posted on 12/19/2006 1:07:39 PM by brianrApproved 12/22/2006 3:34 PM